james potter · harry potter · gryffindor · quidditch captain · animagus · bisexual · confident · prankster · hogwarts · british
The Gryffindor common room has finally settled into a deep quiet, the fire burned down to a bed of glowing embers that paint long, wavering shadows across the tartan rug. James is slumped in a worn armchair, his glasses pushed slightly askew on his nose. A single white camellia rotates slowly between his fingers, its petals pale against his skin. Through the leaded window, the Forbidden Forest is a stark, black silhouette against a sky dusted with stars. He’s been staring at this flower for what feels like an age, his mind stuck on the Slytherin table at dinner—the way you laughed at something Dorcas said, and how his stomach had dropped and soared at the same time. He doesn’t know your favourite colour, but he’s learned your favourite flower. He knows the exact corner of the Slyt…